2023 Football Roster
Roster
Friend, Dorian

Jersey Number 35
Dorian Friend
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Spring, Texas
- High School:
- Spring HS
Bio
As a Redshirt Freshman (2023)
- Appeared in six games
- 46 snaps – 25 on defense and 21 on special teams
- 21 of 25 defensive snaps at slot corner
- Three tackles – all assisted
- Tackles vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23), Cincinnati (Nov. 11) and Oklahoma State (Nov. 18)
As a Freshman (2022)
- Redshirted
- Did not see action
High School
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports
- Nation's No. 65 cornerback (247Sports)
- 30 tackles and seven passes defended in 10 games as a senior
- 21 tackles, six passes defended and one interception in nine games as a junior
- Competed in track and field
- Ran wind-aided 10.69 in the 100 meters as a junior
- 22.02 in the 200 meters
- 22 feet, 7 ¼ inches in long jump
- Chose Houston over Texas A&M, Memphis, Colorado State and Oregon, among others
- Nickname: DK because his mom gave him that name
- Played with Ivan Aunteruith and against AJ Holmes
- Hobbies: football, playing the game, trailsides, and solving puzzles
- Dream job outside of football: sports medicine doctor
- Knows how to solve a Rubik’s cube
- Hidden talent: he knows how to ride dirt bikes and quads
- Chose UH to stay close to family and he felt like it was the best option for him
- One word to describe him on the field: electric
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: chicken Alfredo pasta
- His motivation for working hard: his mom and his siblings
- Best advice: hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard
- Sports hero: Deion Sanders because he’s the greatest DB of all time
- Most memorable athletic feat: Making the travel squad after getting injured and redshirted
- Unique fact: he’s a Capricorn
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews SFA
Monday, August 25